Closing the game in the 9th inning, Chapman unleashed a In fact, even after more than career innings and countless pitches hitting plus mph, he also holds the title this season. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jordan Hicks, the only other active player to hit with his fastball, is on the injured list. As a result, Chapman has faced little competition to retain his crown for the fastest pitch in With deGrom sidelined indefinitely due to inflammation in his throwing arm, baseball fans must look elsewhere for arms throwing with serious gas.
With the MLB season wrapped up, here are a few hurlers to keep an eye on in who could top the chart for fastest pitch in MLB next year. Brusdar Graterol's Fastball velocities have ticked up over time. Between pitchers tweaking their mechanics and throwing with greater effort thanks to lower pitch counts, the radar gun is hitting triple digits like never before.
He struck out batters in innings as a rookie in and then came back the next season to win the Cy Young award by striking out batters in Gibson was never much of a strikeout artist. Despite over 3, career punchouts Gibson finished his career averaging just 7.
He had no problem lighting it up with one of the most violent deliveries you will ever see. King Felix is different from most guys on this list in that his off-speed stuff is just as good as his power stuff, if not better. But The Freak is a monster when it comes to pitching. His It seems almost unthinkable, even with Colon having his first good season since , but the big righty out of the Dominican Republic was all about power early in his career.
Jimenez is another pitcher who, at just 27 years old, has already raised eyebrows with some of his strikeout totals and radar gun readings. When Gagne walked to the mound, you knew he was probably going to embarrass you. The former Dodgers closer once converted a record 84 straight save opportunities and was as close to untouchable as a pitcher will ever be.
During his Cy Young season in , Gagne struck out batters in His dominance only lasted about three seasons , but during that time, Gagne was simply overpowering. During his Rookie of the Year campaign in , the righty struck out 71 batters in He was the definition of unhittable and is still only 23 years old.
There are a handful of players who will tell you that Smoky Joe Wood was the fastest throwing pitcher in baseball history. Per research by MLB. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball.
Neither, really is anyone else: A starter averaging 99 mph fastballs well into June is ridiculous. None of the other leaders on the chart were older than 26 when they topped their respective years. In a year career spent entirely with the Washington Senators from , he won games, pitched to a 2. Even after adjusting for era, his overall numbers give him a reasonable case as the best pitcher ever. Exactly how fast Johnson threw is unknowable, but in , his fastball was measured against a speeding motorcycle and estimated at 97 mph.
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